Bradley Softball got a walk-off victory on a seventh-inning squeeze play to take the opener of a doubleheader with Loyola 2-1, but the Ramblers took the rubber match of the three-game series with a 4-0 shutout of the Braves Sunday afternoon.
The Redbirds finish the season 16-13 overall and 12-6 in conference. Illinois State has now swept the Braves in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2013.
The Bradley men, Illinois State men, and the ICC women all playing in their regular season finales, all three were at home, and all three dominated their opponents to end the season on a high note.
The Illinois State Redbirds are officially in first place in the Missouri Valley Conference standings and the Bradley Braves finally have a win in Missouri Valley Conference play.
Sunday afternoon at Carver Arena, Bradley used a loud-charging first half to power its way to a 67-52 win over Indiana State, good for their fourth win in a row.
Bradley once again led by double-digits in a game during the second half and managed to avoid a second-half meltdown, which has plagued them in several of their losses this season.
The I-74 Rivalry renewed Sunday night at Redbird Arena. The 2021-22 seasons first edition was a game of runs, with Bradley taking a 35-15 lead in the first half, but Illinois State rallying to win the game 74-65.
It was snowing and cold outside, but inside Redbird Arena Illinois State navigated its way through a tough battle against I-74 rival Bradley. The Redbirds (5-7) beat the Braves (3-7) 64-57 to pick up their fourth win in their last six games.
The Illini officially snapped their three-game losing skid to Missouri Wednesday night with a dominating 88-63 win in the annual Braggin’ Rights game. Bradley kept up its recent winning ways with a 73-66 win over UTEP in the Sun Bowl Invitational Championship Game.
After somewhat of sluggish starts to the season, both Illinois State and Bradley men’s basketball are hitting their stride and playing their best basketball of the young season.
Illinois State volleyball wins the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Championship. Bradley basketball gets a win over Maine. Illinois State basketball beats Purdue Northwest.
Bradley got 16 points from Malevy Leons, but fell to Howard 76-64.Illinois Wesleyan wrapped up the Sikma Hall of Fame Invitational, taking on No. 17 UW-Oshkosh.
